Double-T Nation Daily Diatribe :: 10.01.09

Seth C — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:40:49 -0000

Odds and Ends

Sometimes It's Best to Let Things Go: I don't think it's appropriate for me to comment on a private email conversation and I won't. Sometimes I try to handle things internally and sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. For the record, this has only happened one other time and that other reader, who I'd say was the better person through all of it, is back contributing to DTN.

Texas Tech Football

Carter and Twitter Update: I'm pretty sure that you'll see the irony of all of this in a second. RRS.com's Chris Level's Twitter notes that RG Brandon Carter did not tear up the locker room or punch a player and that the truth was that Carter's actions was fairly boring to what's being said.

For me personally, this clears up some questions about the alleged actions by Carter after the Houston game. For me, it's not that I need to know what he did do, but it's nice to find out what he didn't do.

SAEN's Buck Harvey writes this morning that the Twitter trouble is because of Mike Leach and should have followed the lead of UT's Mack Brown. So much to write, but so little time to write it. Heaven forbid that Leach and the athletic department staff were all quite aware of the Twitter accounts of the player, but decided to trust their senior leaders. And to clarify, I don't even think it was Carter's tweet that got him in trouble, he had already been suspended, and thus far, Marlon Williams comment about Leach being late to a meeting, which had been canceled.

To compare what happened at Texas last year:

Brown warned of this before, but a year ago he got everyone's attention. Then one of his players, Buck Burnette, went on Facebook to slur and threaten Barack Obama.

. . . seems like a really big reach by Harvey.

Every One Knows the Lobos Stink Statistically: RRS.com's Joe Yeager comes to the same conclusion that I came to earlier in the week, that the Lobos have been statistically horrible.

New Mexico Lobo Links: LAJ's Courtney Linehan writes that New Mexico coach Mike Locksley is trying to learn on the job while in the spotlight . . . Mountain West Connection has the first comments from Mike Locksley and delves into how bad the Lobos are going to be (really good statistical breakdown) . . . SportingNews' Matt Hayes writes that Locksley is already on the hot-seat . . . Football Rumor Mill has a couple of stories on Locksley's behavior . . .

Big 12 Links: Hooray! Bring On The Cats Adventure in the Big 12 with the back-stories of the characters this wonderful series and up first is Iowa State (very funny stuff) . . . Rock M Nation's Beyond the Box Score weekly picks does not predict a blowout for the Red Raiders (remember, this is the math, don't shoot the messenger) . . .

Texas Tech Baseball

Stern Copes with Loss of Mother: LAJ's Courtney Linehan with a tremendous story on Texas Tech pitcher Jordan Stern, who lost his mother to breast cancer last year. If you read one thing today, read this.

The Big 12 Cob of the Week

Jon Johnston — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:00:07 -0000

Every week Corn Nation features "The Big 12 Cob Of the Week" - the worst of the Big 12 from the previous week. Husker Mike and I handle the nominations.

Husker Mike:

Colorado: Your best weapon in defeating Iowa State at home? Having the clock run out with Iowa State on your one yard line.

Versus: What the hell were you thinking in selecting Iowa State/Colorado to televise?

Kansas State: Between a porous defense that looks, well, Cosgrovian, on the field, a "1st round NFL draft pick" quarterback who can't generate any offense, an clueless administration that seems to be rudderless, and fan web sites reporting wishful thinking as breaking news, what's not to love in the Little Apple?

Corn Blight:

Cosgrovian? We could possibly work that in somewhere else in the next week, hopefully. Mike took Kansas State - I would have nominated them solely for the GoPowerCat incident where Gary Patterson was reported as the next coach way ahead of a time where that was appropriate. Get gun, shoot both feet.

Tom Osborne: Yes, I am blaspheming by nominating Osborne for this award. It comes because of this statement at Husker Extra regarding the rows of empty seats in the student section at last week’s Kansas game:

“Supposedly those seats were all sold, and we may have missed some students because of the weather or because of the Oklahoma loss or whatever,” Osborne said Monday. “But that concerns you, because usually, the last people to give up because of weather or win-loss record, you would think, would be the students. ...
“So I don’t know how to interpret it, but we may have to take a look at it. I think we have enough demand that we could certainly sell those tickets at the regular price next year if the students don’t want to come.

Last year when the decision was made to move the students away from the field, we were told it wasn't about money. Now we get this statement. Osborne states he'll look into it and I'm sure he will, but earlier in the week, I alluded to poor fan support at Texas (particularly students). It wasn't by coincidence I pointed that out.

Count me as someone who believes the students should be near the field, that their concerns should be met, and that we don't need to scavenge more of their tickets for season ticket holders. If money is of that big a concern (and it may be with the economy), then it's time to make some hard decisions other than screwing the students.

Buck Burnette, Texas backup center: Burnette was kicked off the Longhorn team for a “violation of team rules”. Burnette posted “an extremely immature, intolerant, and hateful remark about President-Elect Barack Obama” on his Facebook page right after the election.

I know I risk piling on here, but this is a weekly award for the worst of the Big 12. I’m not nominating Burnette because it’s funny or to gloat, but because it fits. That, and I know that there are plenty of young (pre-college) people who read this site and I want them to get the message - don’t put stuff on the Internet unless you intend for it to be seen by everyone. There are consequences.

Poll

Your Choice for Big 12 Cob Of the Week is...

Colorado - lousy defense to beat the worst team in the Big 12

11 votes

Versus - your suckage is great

53 votes

Kansas State for more reasons than just Ron Prince

21 votes

Tom Osborne for yanking the students around because of a few empty rows of seats

39 votes

Buck Burnette - because what he did was wrong

30 votes

154 votes | Poll has closed

SB Nation - Buck Burnette